Measuring pump



H. RENAUD MEASURING PUMP Nav. 10, 1931.,

4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 21, 1929 In van tar .ZZEBJ 4 Nov. 10, 1931.

H. RENAUD MEASURING PUMP 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 21, 1929 Nov. 10, 1931. H. RENAUD 1,831,753

MEASURING PUMP Filed May 21, 1929 4 Shets-Sheet 3 lizbverai oz 1 bin/a5 d w a 5 v fl 6d Nov. 10, 1931. H. RENAUD 1,831,753

MEASURING PUMP Filed May 21 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Nov. 10, 1931 HENRI RENAUD, or ENGHIEN, 11 mm, Assze'noh mo. s'ocrEmE ANONYME ,Di'is m'umssmnmrs vtrimmer:

EEEGALEMIT, 0F' rARIS, nannies; A JOINT-STOCK- coniAnY F nnnsunme PUMP Application. meal May 21,,1929-, seri a1j"no. 3643851, and inB elgiu'm May? '26,? 1928; v

The I present invention: relates to improvements in measuring piston or "volumetric pumps, in which, the liquid to be distributed is delivered by the piston inthe distributing pipe line; consequently this --invention-' does a not concern measuring pumps arrangedwin such a way that the pressure in the distributing pipeline is due solely to gravity. The improvements" forming" the subjectmatter ofthe invention have for ob ectz'first,

to. ensure a very exact measurement of the distributed quantities of" liquid,;and,' in-any case, much more exact thanthe measurements obtained witlrtheapparatus of'this kindalready existing; second, to allow the utilization-of such apparatus for the distribution of very viscuous liquids, such, for. instance, as

lubricating oils; and, third, to eliminate the air-which may be contained in the liquid, be

fore eifecting the distribution ofthe same.

"I attain these objects by the mechanismillust-rated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is'a"sectional 'elevation of the pumpin it's entirety, in afirst' form'of construction; Figure 2 is also a sectional view thereof, button one side Figure 3 is a sectional elevation, of a modification, of which ,Figures 4, 5 andhare detail views and FigureT is an elevation of the modifiedforin,

Similar numerals, A refer to similar parts throughout the several vie'ws. 1

Th'efi pump illustratedcomprises ax. body 1', Within which moves a piston 2. It ispreferred to use-a cylindrical body I and'a piston Q'havi'nga reciprocating movement, butf'the present invention'can also be carrieid outl with any other form ,ofcylinder and piston and with any other; movement of, piston already known in volumetric pumps actuallyin use.

Inithe preferredform of,construction,, the

piston 2' is connected by a link" 3 pivoted'f at 4 on. the piston 2, to-acrank, shaft'5; "This crank shaft is actuated by a driving-means which may befchosen. at will,. and which, in

the example illustrated, is constituted by a crank'f I I As man volumetric pumps, the piston' 2 divides the body 1 in two chambers'one a suction chamber 7 ,t'the 'othera .del'ivlery chamber 8r, Thesu'ction'chaniberGis in communi'ca The orifice ll leads in a ch'amberl' sun' mounting the delivery chamber 8, an'diherematter called compensating chamber. This compensating chamber 13' is connected tothesuction chamber 7 by a'pipe line 14 provided with a deliveryobturat0ri15; This ohturator' allows the flow of the liquid from the suction chamber 7 towards the compensating-chamber 1'3, but prevents the return oftheliquid from thecompensatingchamber 1 3'towards the suction chamber 7 Thecham 1 her. 1'3is' in communication with the atmospherethrougha vent'16;andis provided with J a float17 pivoted at 18 and arranged in such a way that thehydrostatic stress exerted on llhlS' float byth'e'liquid contained in tlie'chamber13, tends to rotate thefioat-17fin the direction of thearrow f. The weight. of the fioattends fon the contrary, to bring/it, in the positionaillustrated, in which; it abuts against "the fixed bearing portion 19. The

rod 20 of the float 17 is provided with an abutment 21 against whichbear'sithe end. 22 of a rod'23' rigid with the fioat 12. c

The rod 23 of the float 1Q extendswithin the chamber Sand terminates, at its lower part, in a bent portion 24:. This-bent portion 24 can, under certain circumstancesfasiwill be explained later on pass through-radial grooves25 or 2-6 provided'in a flange 27 on the crank shaft 5, In this way,' the bent portion 24 can either eXtendinlthe-circulan groove 28' clelimited rby the: flange 27,. or it can be located Iouts-idethis flange: i a

chamber 8; and at the upperpart H of the same,opens a distributing pipe line 29.

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This pipe line 29 is normally closed by an obturator which is subjected to the actionof a spring 31. This obturator 30 carries a pawl 32 subjected to the action of a spring 33, and which can come in engagement with a toothed wheel 34 actuating a totalizing meter. This toothed wheel is actuated when the obturator 30 comes back to the f}, under the action of the spring 31. The obturator 30 extends in a rod 35 fitting in an eye 36 of a lever 37 pivoted at 38, and the other end 39- of which can, either fit into the circular groove 40 of the crankshaft 5, by passing through the radial grooves 41 and 42, or can be located outside the flange 43 of the crank shaft 5. v

The distributing pipe line 29 is provided with a union 44 to which is fitted a flexible pipe or hose 45, so as to facilitate the filling of the tanks by means of the pump.

Finally, the piston 2 is provided with an opening 46, closed by an obturator 47, subjected to the action of a spring 48, the strength of this spring being greater than that of the spring 31. The obturator 4? will open for allowing the liquid to pass from the delivery chamber 8 towards the suction chamber 7 when the pressure in the chamber 8 will be suiiicient for overcoming the resilient stress of the spring 48. Y

- The operation is as follows:

When the crank 6 is operated in the direction of thearrow 7, the piston 2 receives a reciprocating movement within the body 1 During the suction stroke, the. liquid is admitted, through the pipe line 9, into the chamber 7, and during the delivery stroke, the liquid passes from the chamber 7 to the compensating chamber 13, and from the compensating chamber 13 towards the delivery chamber 8, through the orifice 11. Q Thelatter is, in fact, open, since the float 12 is not lifted by the liquid.

lVhen the chamber 8 is sufiicie ntly filled with liquid, in order that the float 12 may tend to rise, it will be seen that, nevertheless, this float cannot move since it abuts at 21. It will be able to rise under the action of the hydrostatic stress and close the orifice 11 only when the float 17 will itself-be subjected to' the hydrostatic stress, that is to say when the chamber 13 will be filled up to a predetermined level. This arrangement has for object to allow the closing of thechamber 8,

by the float 12, only'when this chamber is completely filled with liquid which is deprived of air bubbles, since these latter have been able to freely escape through the orifice 11. a

But, the float 12 cannot rise at any moment, even when the float 17 has been released from the abutment 21. In fact, as long'as the float 12 was held in its lowposition, the bent portion 24 was in the groove 28, and the flange osition illustrated in the drawings, in the cirection of the arrow.

the piston 2.

' If, at the end of the up stroke of the piston 2, the float 12 rises, the bent portion 24 pass-. ing in the groove 26, it will be noted that, as soon as the piston 2 begins to move down again, the float 12 moves downwardly under the action of the suction created in the chamber 8; the bent portion 24 passes again in the grooves 26 and re-engages under the flange 27. Consequently, in practice, the definitive rising of the float 12 can take place only through the groove 25.

Let ,us assume that the. float 12 has just risen and closed the orifice 11. Thismovement corresponds to a precise position of'the piston 2, that is to say to a rigorously defined capacity of the chamber '8. All the orifices being closed, the liquid contained in this chamber will tend to push back the piston 30 in antagonism to the action of the spring 31. This movement is only permitted provided the end 39 of the lever 36 can engage in the corresponding groove;41, which will be the case if the float 12 has really operated as described, that is to say if there has been no perturbations in the operation. If such is the case,thepiston 30 moves in reverse direction to the arrow f and uncovers the opening 44, so that the liquid can flow under pressure through the pipe line 45.

When the piston 2 has arrived at the end of its up stroke, a rigorously determined quantity of liquid'has been sent in the pipe line 45. As soon as the piston 2' begins to move down again, the float12 also moves down, by'engaging the groove 26; moreover,

the piston 30 re-takes its initial position by releasing from the flange 43'through the groove'42. The cycle described can then begin over again.

If it is assumed th'at, d uring the operation,

the float 12 should unduly close the orifice 11, it will be seen that the space 8 is absolutely. closed, since thepiston 30 can move only for a determined position of the piston 2. through the orifice 46, by pushing back the 'obturator 47. I

" As already indicated, the meter 34 operateswhen the piston 30 comes back to its initial position,in the direction of the arrow f For preventing the possibility of causing themeter to undulyvoperate, a pawl 49 will be advantageously provided, this pawl engaging with a ratchet 50 secured on the arbor 51 of the crankshaft 5, in order In this case, the liquid escapes 11, 83 was toiprevent the latter mm being caused to irotatetin reversedirection tothezarrow f tz'lildesired, .thefloat device 171 fofthe com- :pensatingichamber 13 can be dispensed with. The ;presentcsystemiwou ld operatein a' nearly :identical im'a-nnerybut of course, there would .not be *the same -:certainty :that the chamber Saistotally filled.

.ELlkBVlSQfIbObh' safety devices constituted .onebytheipart124 of thelefioatstem or rod 23,1:and the :other by the systemof lever 37,

may not exist both simultaneously. Only tul'ator '301shouldvbefollowed bp a piping of large diimensionpbecause it would be necessary, once: the zobturator .30 has come back to I its initial position, to let the liquid contained in the .pipe line flow away by gravity. This flowing away, in order to be complete, would necessitate a period of time so much the more considerable as this pipe line islonger. It will be nnderstood'that this period of time is reduced tolthe minimum when the obturator 30. is arranged quite at the endof the pipe line 45. In this figure also,:the safety device, constituted by the part 24 of the float'stem 28, has

been r'eplac'ed by ianotherrsafety system,

which plays the same function, but which is of a more simple construction. Either of these safety devices can be, used.

J .In :thisexanaple ofFig. 3, a punip of the type described has been shown, but in which provisions have been made in order that the measurement may be efl'ecte.d,'an d exactly ef fected evenif leakage exists inIthe suction pipe line. I In this example, the entire suction pipe line 9 is arranged within-the liquid tank, which isnotshown. Within this suction pipe line 9 can move a piston 2 The piston 2 is loose on the rod 52 to which isimparted an axial reciprocating movement of translation, as

will be seen later on, butthe said piston 2 cabuts, on one side, against a pin 53 and,on the other side, against a plate 54 secured on the zendof the" rod 52. The suction valve 10 :is arrangedatthe lower end ofthe suction pipe line an abutment 55c0nstituted by a pin,

prevents the valve 10 fron'irisi-ng too high under'theaction of the suction, this pin 55 abutting against the plug 56. The piston '2 is provided with. a large'iaxiral hole 57 the ,v alve 10 hasside orifices such as 58, and'the stop rod 20.

plate 54 is also provided with side orifices suchas 59. 1 v p The rod 52 diametrallyextends through the body 1 and-terminates, at its upperv part,

in a delivery piston"2". x The rod 52, as 1S clearlyshown in'Fi'g. 4 carries abearing 60 in which is mounted a trunni'on' 61, which is securedonan arm62 integral with aitoothed wheel 63 pivoted at 64 on a crank 65, the axis 66 of which is actuated byany driving means.

The toothed wheel GEE-gears with a'fixedcrown .67 the center of which is :on a geometrical'ex- I tension with the'axis 66 and the pitch diam- Leter of which is exactly double the diameter ofthe wheel 63.

In accordancexwith the kinematic theorem,

bknownunder the n aine-of Lahires theorennvit will be seen that the 61,when'thecrank is rotated, describes a straight line which is a diameter oi the crown 67. Consequently, the rod 52 receives an axial movement of translation; The suetionchamber 7,:constitilted by the body 1, is in communication, as

illustrated, with the suction pipeline 9. I The conduit 14opens also in this chamber 7, but at the upper part, and it leads to. the compenchamber13, as inthe preceding cases.

In thi s compensating chamber isla-ri'anged, as previously, the float 1T. pivoted at l8and the abutmentls? for the said floahas well asthe But, inthis example, thisrod 2O terminates. in a conical part 68,co-,operatlllf}; with a conical hole 69 provided-in amem-" her 70 secured at the end of the rod 23of the.

flcat 12. This .floatrwhen it'is not subjected to the hydrostatic'str-ess, rests on a seat/T1 separating the delivery chamber 8 from the upper capacity? 2, connectedby. the: seat .11 to the compensating chamberhl Ellie "capacities 8 and 7 2 are connected, by the orifices-7'3 and 74-and by two independent pipe lines, to a common capacity 7 5 placed inthe frame of the meter device which is arranged at the dclivery end of the liquid distributed. This meter device will be described later on, more I in detail, but it comprises an obturating piston distributing system- .30, asin 'the precedinn" example- 'lheoperatmn 1s as follows:

is in the position illustrated: in F ig; .3, a torque being exerted on thecrank 65 in. the di rection of the arrow f. The-axis 64 describes the cylinder illustrated atr76; the wheel; 63 rolls on the crown 67 and theaxis 61 describes a hypocycloidwhich, in this par- It will be assumed that the whole structure ice ti'cularcase, is adiaine ter. fThe piston-2 and J the piston 2 are therefore driven upwardly.

-This stroke allows to eifectithe suction of the liquidin'the lower portion oiithe pipeline 9, the valve 10 opening for that purpose. The orifice 5'? of the plate 54.

' During the dowirstroke', the piston 2? lifts from the plate-54. lThevalvelOeloses. i The 'if' piston' 2" is closed the 57, into the space 7 8.

During the up stroke which will follow, the liquid contained in the space 7 8 is delivered into the chamber 7, whilst a new suction takes place. The cycle is thus-repeated until the liquid arrives, through the pipe line l l, in the compensating chamber 13, then, through the orifice 11, pipe line 74:, capacity 7 5, oriiice 78, filling the delivery chamber 8. hen

the float- 12 is subjected to the hydrostatic stress, it tends to rise. But, it abuts at69 against the conical part- 68, this preventing the float 12 from closing the orifice 11. When the float 1'? is also subjected to the hydrostatic stress, it tends to rotate in the direction of the arrow 7'. But this movement cannot take place if the part 69 is in engagement with the part 68, that is to say if the float 12 is subjected to the hydrostatic stress.

At a certain moment, the float 12 and the float 17 being both subjected to the hydrostatic stress, the piston 2 moves'in the direction of the arrow 7". At this moment, the liquid contained in the chamber 18 being sucked towards the chamber 8, the flow of the liquid forces the float 12 to move down; notwithstanding the hydrostatic stress. The cone 69 releases from 68, and the float 17 can rotate. As soon as the piston 2 will tend to rise again in reverse direction to the arrow 7, the fioat 12 will also be-able to rise again and to lit against the seat 11 which will thus be closed. The seat 11 can therefore be closed only if the compensating chamber 13 is filled up to a predetermined level, before a down stroke of the piston 2'. When these two conditions are fulfilled, the seat 11 will be closed during the up strolte of the piston 2 and the delivery of the liquid will take place in the distributing pipe line. 7

The arrangementwhich has just been described lows to have the certainty that the delivery will take place only after total filling up, and without emptyspaces, of the chamber 8, pipe lines 73 and 74, capacity 75 and capacity 7 2. It will be seen'that a small cause of error might occur owing to the displacement imposed to the piston 30in antagonism with the spring 31. cause of erroris eliminated by the devices adopted for driving the piston 2, in both directions, only with" a'certain lag, exactly corresponding for the volume generated, to

the volume generated by the piston 30. In

this way, a'snc'tion rigorously equal to the delivery is'obtained. V

The system of meter, illustrated'in Figs 5 and 6, is constructed in the following manner:

A kind of anchor for escapement, shown at 79, is pivoted at on the body of the casing 81. The anchor 79 can come in engage- V ment with a toothed wheel 82 of particular 'tion 91. 1

But this small liquid contained in the space 77 passes, type, one of the teeth 83 of which is deeper through the orifice 59 and through the orifice engagement a claw 87 integral with a piston 80. A shoulder 88 proceeds the incline 85.

The ratchet wheel 83 is subjected to the action of a spiral spring 89 and, moreover, it drives anindex 90 moving opposite a dial 91. The spring 89 constantly tends to bringback the index 90 opposite the zero of the gradua- In this position, that is to say when the index 90 is opposite the zero of the. graduation 91, the part 92 of the anchor 7 9 is engaged in the tooth 83 and the claw 87 presses against t 1e abutment 88 of the lever 84. It will be seen that any hydraulic pressure, exerted in the chamber 75, and tending to push the pistonBO in the direction of the arrow 7, is counteracted by the locking action exerted bythe abutment 88, which prevents the finger 87 from moving in the groove 93. Any distribution of liquid is therefore impossible before the operator, acting With his hand This movement will have for effect to rotate the anchor 7 9 in the direction of the arrow 7". The part 92-will move to the extent of one tooth, but the rotation of the wheel 82 will be prevented by thepart 98, which will come inengagement in a tooth of the Wheel 82.

During the return stroke of the piston. 30, under the action of the spring 31, the part-93 will escape, but, before the part 92 has come back in anothentooth, the spring 89 will have caused the wheel82 to rotate so as to bring back the index 90 towards the zero of the graduation. The rotation takes place for one tooth only, the engagement of the part 92 preventing a subsequent rotation. .It will thus be seen that upon eachdisplacement of the piston 30, corresponding to a complete stroke of the piston 2 that is to say to a distribution of definite quantity of liquid, the index 90 will come back, according to a definite extent, towards the zero. When the index 90 has come back opposite the Zero, the part 92 enters the deep tooth 83, the'a-butmen-t 88 again prevents the displacement of the ringer 87, this rendering impossible any new distribution of liquid before having manip'ulated again the index 90.

It will be noted that the device in accordance with the invention allows the filling of a tank arranged at a level higher than that of the pump, which could be impossible with assume that it is desired to distribute the known devices in which the flowing away of the measured liquid takes place by simple gravity. These known devices are not, more over, applicable to the distribution of viscuous liquids, such as lubricating oils, and among the devices which operate with a delivery pressure, none, to my knowledge has allowed to obtain up to now a sufiiciently eX- act measurement (particularly for viscuous liquids) in order to be authorized by the authorities who have the control of measuring apparatus.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination: a pump arranged to suck the liquid contained in a lower tank, and to force this liquid into another tank located at an upper level; a piston operated volumetric force pump situated at an intermediate level, and arranged in such a manner that the suction port be placed at the upper part of the pump body; an obturating device provided. with a float, for controlling the said suction port; means for connecting the said suction port to the upper tank; a delivery conduit for the piston operated pump situated at an intermediate level; a unidirectional spring obturating'r system for the said delivery conduit; and means for locking the obturating device provided with a float in its open position until the liquid reaches a predetermined level in the upper tank, at the end of the suction stroke of the piston of the pumplocated at an intermediate level.

2. In combination: a force piston operated pump arranged to force the liquid contained in a lower tank into another tank situated at an upper level; a second force piston operated pump, located at an inter mediate level, the suction port of the said pump being placed at the upper part'of the body; an obturator provided with a float for controlling the said suction port; means to connect the said suction port to the upper tank; a delivery conduit for the pistonoperated pump placed at an intermediate level; a undirectional spring obturating system for the said delivery conduit; a locking float operated system ararnged in the upper tank for maintaining the float operated obturator in its open position until, the liquid reaches a predetermined level in the upper tank at the end of the suction strokeof the piston of the second force pump.

3. In a measuring pump, a cylinder, a piston movable in the cylinder and forming therein a delivery chamber of variable volume, means for actuating the piston, a distributing condui communicating with the delivery chamber, a valve arranged in the said conduit and adapted to open under a certain pressure, means for filling the delivery chamber with liquid, and means for preventing the opening of the valve unless the delivery chamber is completely full when it is at its maximum volume.

4;. In a measuring pump, a cylinder, a piston movable in the cylinder and forming therein a delivery chamber of variable volume, means for actuating the piston, a dis tributing conduit communicating with the delivery chamber, a valve arranged in the conduit'and adapted to open under a certain pressure, means for filling the delivery chamber with liquid, a tank arranged above the delivery chamber and communicating with the said chamber through an orifice, means for closing this orifice when the delivery chamber is completely full at the moment when it attains its maxium volume.

5. In a measuring pump, a cylinder, a piston movable in the cylinder and forming therein a delivery chamber of variable volume, means for actuating the piston, a distributing conduit communicating with the delivery chamber, a valve arranged in this conduit and adapted to open under a certain pressure, a tank arranged above the delivery chamber and communicatingwith the said chamber through an orifice, an obturator provided for closing this orifice during the delivery stroke of the piston, means for filling the tank with liquid, a locking system with iioat arranged in the upper tank for maintaining the obturator in its open posi tion when the liquid hasnot attained a predetermined level in the said tank atthe mo ment when the delivery chamber has its maximum volume.

6. In a measuring pump, a cylinder, a piston movable in this cylinder and forming therein a delivery chamber of variable vol ume, means for actuating the piston, a distributing conduit communicating with the delivery chamber, a valve arranged in the said conduit and adapted to open under a certain pressure, a tank arranged above the delivery chamber and communicating with the said chamber through an orifice, an obturator provided for closing this orifice and comprising a rod extending into the upper tank, means for guiding the displacement of the obturator, means for filling the tank with liquid, a lever pivoted in the tank and adapted to be combined with the rod of the ob turator when this tends to close, in order to prevent the termination of this closing movement and also to prevent any rotation of the lever, a float connected to the said lever for causing it to rotate and to disengage the rod from the obturator when the liquid attains a predetermined level in the tank at the moment when the delivery chamber presents its maximum volume.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification.

HENRI RENAUD; 

